A revelatory investigative piece from the New York Times sheds light on the conversation that took place behind closed doors at the October summit between owners and some NFL players in regards to Colin Kaepernick and the player’s national anthem protest.

The piece, from Ken Belson and Mark Leibovich, is based off a secret recording of the meeting. One of the people on the reported recording is Houston Texans owner Bob McNair, and the quote attributed to McNair paints a picture of someone deeply upset by the kneeling protest movement.

McNair has been quoted as saying the “inmates run the prison” in another meeting in reference to the player protest movement. Among the players present in this meeting were Chris Long and Eric Reid.

Several owners are portrayed as being afraid of drawing the ire of President Donal Trump, though McNair is not quoted in that particular aspect.

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